Heading for window-shades



(No Model.)

J. H. STEVENSON.

HEADING FOR WINDOW SHADES.

No 859,905. Patented Mar. 22, 1887.

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JAMES H. STEVENSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. I

HEADING FOR WlNDOW-SHADES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 359,905, dated March22, 1887.

Application filed February 11. 1887.

To alZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES H. STEVENSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of 1llinois, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvernentin HeadingsforWindow-Shades; and I hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the same.

My improvement relates to an article of manufacture to be secured to thelower edges of window-shades and afford a receptacle for the weight baror stick with which such shades are commonly provided.

It is the common practice to turn up and sew upon itself the materialforming a window-shade to produce the receptacle to contain the weightbar or stick. This manner of construction is attended with variousobjections, principal among which is the weakening effect upon thematerial produced at the line of the stitches, whereby, owing to the frequent handling of the shade at thelower edge, particularly to lower it,it gives at the ends of the line of stitches.

It is my object to provide a heading of particular construction forapplication to the lower edge of a window-shade, whereby particularlythe objection above set forth shall be overcome and the material formingthe shade strengthened or re-enforccd toward its lower edge rather thanweakened; and it is further my object to produce a new article ofusefulness in its purpose.

To this end my invention consists in a new article of manufacturecomprising a heading for window shades, formed of two layers of fabricsecured flatwise together toward their longitudinal edges to produce alongitudinal opening,at'fording a receptacle for the weightbar, and aflap above the opening at which to secure the heading to the edge of theshade.

My invention further consists in certain details of construction andcombinations of parts, all as hereinafter more fully set forth.

lathe drawings, Figure 1 shows a piece of my Serial No. 227,293. (Nomodel.)

improved heading in front elevation, and Fig. 2 is atransvcrse sectionof the same, taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

A. is the fabric, formed in two layers, 0* and r, secured togethertoward their edges, as shown at wand y, to produce the opening q, toreceive a weightbar of the kind usually provided on window-shades, andpreferably two flaps, p, above the opening q, to embrace the lower edgeof the shade to which it shall be applied, and-secured by stitchingthrough the flaps the interposed fabric of the shade. One flap mayanswer the purpose, though two are more desirable. The lower edge of theheading is provided with fringe 0 and tassels n.

I prefer to form my improved article entire in the weaving, as shown,since thereby it is more desirable than it formed of separatela-yers 1'r, fringe, and tassels, allscoured together by sewing.

The heading of my improved construction is designed particularly for useon the shades of the windows of railway cars, though of course it is notlimited to such particnlarapplication.

\Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. As a new article of manufacture, a head ing for window-shades,comprising two layers of fabric secn red tlatwise together toward theirlongitudinal edges, and having a longitudinal opening, q, and a flap,1), above the opening, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. As a new article of manufacture, aheading for window-shades,comprising two layers of fabric, 0' and 'r, woven flatwise togethertoward their longitudinal edges, and having a longitudinal opening, q,flapsp above its open ing, and fringe 0 at the edge below the open ing,the layers, flaps, and fringe beingintcgral,

substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

JAMES H. STEVENSON. In presence of G. McDonouen, J. XV. DYRENFORTH.

